Muslim women
- World
Angry women confront man over hijab insult in Moscow metro station
Two Muslim women stood up to a man who mocked their hijab in a metro station in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Visibly angry, they confronted and charged at the man. The…
- India
Kashmiri women face online Islamophobic abuse post Pahalgam attack
Kashmiri Muslim women have now under a surge of Islamophobic and sexual comments online by right-wing handlers on social media platforms post the deadly Pahalgam terror attacks that killed 26 people. The…
- World
Canadian attempts to set fire on hijab-wearing woman, arrested
A 25-year-old female attacked a Muslim woman and attempted to set the latter’s hijab on fire in a public library located near the Canadian city of Toronto. Fortunately, no serious injuries took…
- Hyderabad
Abaya-clad woman breaks barriers as construction worker
Hyderabad: Breaking all social barriers, a 40-year-old abaya-clad woman from Errakunta in the far southern side of Hyderabad city is now working as a construction worker. Parveen Begum, a resident of Noorinagar…
- India
Video: Right-wing group harasses women at fair in UP, sparks outrage
In a disturbing incident, a group of young Muslim women was targeted by right-wing Hindutva men at a fair in Uttar Pradesh’s Milikhan Jahanpur village of Firozabad city. The incident came to…
- India
Waqf Amendment Bill: Women to be included as board members
New Delhi: The Muslim women have been empowered further by the Central government as they have been also included as members of the Waqf boards. Some of the key provisions of the…
- India
Journo Rana Ayyub’s number leaked; harassed via texts, calls
A prominent Indian journalist and author, Rana Ayyub has become a target of vicious harassment after her phone number was leaked on X by a right-wing account known as “Hindutva Knight”. This…
- India
Minority charity gives food to all after hijab-clad woman denied service over slogan
A local Muslim charity has come forward in the wake of a discriminatory incident where a Muslim woman was refused food for not chanting “Jai Shri Ram” outside Tata Hospital in Mumbai. This…
- India
Waqf amendments will ensure equal representation for Muslim women: Irani
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani said on Thursday that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will ensure equal representation for Muslim women on the Waqf Board. The Bill, which…
- India
Bill to amend Waqf law proposes sweeping changes, rename Act
New Delhi: A bill to amend the law governing Waqf boards has proposed far-reaching changes in the present Act, including ensuring the representation of Muslim women and non-Muslims in such bodies. The…
- India
AIMPLB may challenge SC verdict on maintenance to Muslim divorced women
Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is preparing to challenge a recent Supreme Court ruling that mandates the payment of maintenance to Muslim divorcee women beyond the period of…
- India
Muslim woman entitled to seek maintenance from spouse: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which is applicable to…
- Telangana
Telangana: CEO urged to deploy female staff to verify identity of women in ‘parda’
Hyderabad: Two high court advocates met chief electoral officer on Saturday and urged him to deploy women polling staff in all the polling stations, with a small enclosure provided within the polling…
- India
‘Modi Brigade’ seeks support from Muslim women voters in UP
Prayagraj: The ‘Modi Brigade’, a group of 50 Muslim women activists, are propagating the Centre’s policies among Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. The Muslim women activists of Minority Morcha, led by…
- Telangana
Bihar: AIMIM chief Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women
Kishanganj: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has made a strong pitch over quotas for Muslim women, flagging the alarmingly low representation, in Parliament, of females belonging to the minority community. The Hyderabad MP…
